This list encompasses fictional characters with the supernatural, paranormal or superhuman ability to produce and/or manipulate ionizing radiation.
For this list Media refers to where the character was first created for. It also includes media where the character later saw substantial use. These are in publication order.
Publishers are the companies that actually published or produced the primary works featuring the character. This is used for characters from Western style sources. For characters from anime or manga the Series the character is associated with is given instead. In the cases of a series, the overall series is listed instead of the various sub-series. (Example: Dragon Ball instead of Dragon Ball Z or Dragon Ball GT.) This information is also listed in publication order.
Source is a brief definition of the character's power, such as "Inherent", "Mutant", "Magic", etc. A note field expanding on this can be included under the character's listing.
| Character | Media | Publisher(s)/Series | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Atom | Comic books | Charlton Comics, later DC Comics | Inherent |
| Captain Pollution | Animation | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Inherent |
| Dark Samus | Video games | Metroid | |
| Doctor Phosphorus | Comic books | DC Comics | Inherent |
| Duke Nukem | Animation | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | |
| Firehawk | Comic books | DC Comics | Inherent |
| Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond/Martin Stein) | Comic books | DC Comics | Inherent |
| Firestorm (Jason Rusch) | Comic books | DC Comics | Inherent |
| Galactus | Comic books | Marvel Comics | Inherent |
| Godzilla | Godzilla movies | Toho | Inherent/Mutation |
| Lady Quark | Comic books | DC Comics | |
| Metroid Prime | Video games | Metroid | |
| Missing Link | Comic books | Marvel Comics | Inherent |
| Negative Man | Comic books | DC Comics | Inherent |
| Neutron | Comic books | DC Comics | Inherent |
| Nuke | Comic books | Marvel Comics | Inherent |
| Nuklo | Comic books | Marvel Comics | Mutant |
| Petrelli, Peter | Television | Heroes | Duplicated |
| Plasmus | Comic books | DC Comics | Inherent |
| Powers, Derek (Blight) | Animation | Batman Beyond | Mutate/Metahuman |
| Radioactive Man | Animation, comic books | The Simpsons, Bongo Comics | Inherent |
| Radioactive Man | Comic books | Marvel Comics | Inherent |
| Red Hulk | Comic Books | Marvel Comics | Mutate |
| Red Star | Animation | DC Comics | Mutate |
| Sprague, Ted | Television | Heroes | Inherent |
| Sylar | Television | Heroes | Stolen ability |
| Reiuji, Utsuho (霊烏路 空) | Video games | Touhou Project | |
| X-Ray | Comic books | Marvel Comics | Inherent |
See also[]
- List of fictional characters with telekinesis
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate wind
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate weather
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate cold and ice
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate water
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate plants
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate earth
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate fire
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate electricity
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate light
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate darkness or shadow
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate time
- List of fictional characters who can alter probability
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate gravity
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate magnetic fields
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate technology
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate superpowers
- List of fictional characters who can manipulate sound
- List of fictional characters who have super strength
- List of fictional characters who can move at superhuman speeds
- List of fictional characters who can teleport
- List of fictional characters who can fly
- List of fictional characters who can poison
- List of superhuman features and abilities in fiction